D.—l.

Table XX. —Lake Coleridge Electric-power Supply.—Total Connected Load, Total Units, and Maximum Demands for Year ended 31st March, 1932.

Cost per unit distributed, 0 - 244 d.; cost per unit sold, 0-248 d. Connected loads: 1929, 157,399; 1930, 181,310; 1931, 200,535; 1932,212,156.

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Connected Load. ; | Maximum Maximum I Kilowatts. Kilovolt-a.mpcrcs. Light. j Heat. Power. Total. Distributing authorities (15) — Kw. Kw. Kw. Kw. Ashburton Power Board .. .. 1,686-000 9,647-000 2,126-000 13,459-000 1,400-00 1,406-60 Banks Peninsula Board .. .. 411-580 3,194-487 315-555 3,921-622 400-00 Christehurch City Council .. .. .. .. .. 111,029-000* 15,125-00 Halswell County Council .. .. 85-145 319-710 84-870 489-725 .. 183-00 Heathcote County Council .. .. 558-060 4,079-060 213-408 4,850-528 .. 750-00 Lyttelton Borough Council .. .. 409-009 1.335-769 804-623 2,549-401 296-00 300-00 Malvern Power Board .. .. 333-810 1,929-640 262-380 2,525-830 235-80 281-88 North Canterbury Power Board .. 1,125-330 5,210-696 1,719-192 8,055-218 944-00 985-60 Riccarton Borough Council .. .. 680-470 3,689-186 471-076 4,840-732 501-00 535-20 South Canterbury Power Board .. 4,117-030 14,140-769 3,554-597 21,812-396 2,700-00 3,196-00 Springs-Ellesmere Power Board .. 1,182-425 4,759-000 2,662-055 8,603-480 1,209-60 1,368-00 Sumner Borough Council .. .. 358-061 1,401-329 205-371 1,964-761 324-00 345-20 Tai Tapu Dairy Co., Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200-00f Waimairi County Council (Hillmorton) 101-410 232-000 28-396 361-806 Waitaki Power Board .. .. 1,730-871 6,463-150 1,426-160 9,620-181 1,392-00 1,588-00 12,779-201 56,401-796 13,873-683 194,083-680 Direct consumers (44) .. .. .. 997-060 2,015-060 14,355-420 17,367-540 Total .. .. .. 13,776-260 58,416-860 28,229-100 211,451-220 Substations (7) —- Addington (condenser and local) .. 19-000 68-000 56-000 143-000}. Point .. .. .. .. 1-680 9-500 2-240 13-420 Hororata.. .. .. .. 1-680 21-600 0-370 23-650 Ashburton .. .. .. 1-320 16-820 .. 18-140 Timaru (condenser and local) .. 2-500 20-600 1-860 24-960} Oamaru .. .. .. .. 1-500 10-000 1-490 12-990 Glenavy .. .. .. .. 2-000 20-000 10-000 32-000 29-680 166-520 71-960 268-160 Power-house (1) .. .. .. .. .. .. 437-000 Grand total .. .. 13,805-940 58,583-380 28,301-060 212,156-380 * Includes Woolston Borough Council and part Waimairi County Council. t Taken over by Springs-Ellesmere Power Board on 1st July, 1931. J Excludes synchronous condenser.